Renowned British pianist, organist, and composer Kit Downes joins forces with Australian saxophonist/composer Calum Builder as they present music for two pipe organs. Weaving between vibrant tones and sublime ambience, they will combine the Concert Organ with Builder’s own (Re)constructed Pipe Organ.
A self-built instrument, The (Re)constructed Pipe Organ consists of pipes rescued from old churches across Northern Denmark. It has been brought down from the balconies to be reassembled, resulting in a mesmerizing tangle of extensive tubing and a multitude of organ pipes.
Together they invite the audience to be immersed in a distant instrument, brought close once again.

Kit Downes is a BBC Jazz Award winning, Mercury Music Award nominated solo recording artist for ECM Records. He has toured the world playing piano, church organ and harmonium with his own bands (‘ENEMY’, ‘Troyka’ and ‘Elt’) as well as with artists such as Squarepusher, Bill Frisel...

Renowned British pianist, organist, and composer Kit Downes joins forces with Australian saxophonist/composer Calum Builder as they present music for two pipe organs. Weaving between vibrant tones and sublime ambience, they will combine the Concert Organ with Builder’s own (Re)constructed Pipe Organ.
A self-built instrument, The (Re)constructed Pipe Organ consists of pipes rescued from old churches across Northern Denmark. It has been brought down from the balconies to be reassembled, resulting in a mesmerizing tangle of extensive tubing and a multitude of organ pipes.
Together they invite the audience to be immersed in a distant instrument, brought close once again.

Kit Downes is a BBC Jazz Award winning, Mercury Music Award nominated solo recording artist for ECM Records. He has toured the world playing piano, church organ and harmonium with his own bands (‘ENEMY’, ‘Troyka’ and ‘Elt’) as well as with artists such as Squarepusher, Bill Frisell, ‘Empirical‘, Andrew Cyrille, Sofia Jernberg, Benny Greb, Mica Levi and Sam Amidon.
An organ scholar at St Peter Mancroft in Norwich whilst growing up, he is now living in Berlin, and performs solo pipe organ and solo piano concerts – as well as playing in collaborations with saxophonist Tom Challenger, cellist Lucy Railton, composer Shiva Feshareki, saxophonist Ben van Gelder and with the band ‘ENEMY’ (with Petter Eldh and James Maddren).
He has twice been awarded 1st place in Downbeat’s Critics Poll Rising Star for Organ and Keyboard categories respectively, and his ECM records ‘Obsidian‘, ‘Dreamlife of Debris‘ and ‘Vermillion‘ have been released to much critical acclaim.

The works of saxophonist/composer Calum Builder intertwine minimalist structures with masses of sound that stem from a fascination with rituals and post-religiosity. He is engaged in a wide range of fields from contemporary composition, improvised music to sound art, that culminate in pieces for saxophone, pipe organs, chamber ensembles, choirs and groups with unique instrumentation.
An award-winning saxophonist lauded for his ‘unique and exciting voice’ (Nettavisen), Builder has performed in contemporary art spaces, concert halls, churches, and festivals throughout Europe and Oceania with recent residencies at the Inter Arts Center (Lund University), Villa Kultur and Brønshøj Water Tower.
From captivating performances that feature saxophone and pipe organ, to leading one of his diverse orchestras, his music has been hailed as “a beautiful and overwhelming experience” (Politiken, David Dyrholm). His album Messe (You are where you need to be) was released to critical acclaim, garnering six hearts in Politiken and nominated for a Danish Music Award....

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